Councilman Carl Stokes is a moron. Calling someone a thug nowhere near the same as calling them the n-word.
If saying that is lecturing black people and policing the opinions of black people, I don’t give a damn.
One is a racial slur, the other is not.
“Thug” can have racial connotations and can be used as a slur, whether you give a damn or not.
how does thug have a racial connotation?
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/30/403362626/the-racially-charged-meaning-behind-the-word-thug